Sylvain is from the Gérald Oustric (Le Mazel) school of winemaking, we’re talking full clusters of grapes fermented under a veil of carbon dioxide. That means carbo (carbonic marceration) and... read more →
Hervé Souhaut farms the vineyard of a neighbor, Michel Savel, and takes the grapes for this delightful cuvée. Like all of Hervé’s wines, it’s semi carbonic fermentation, done in steel... read more →
Given all the attention focused on their beautiful reds, the white wines of D&R are so often overlooked, which is kind of a tragedy. That’s why I’m grateful for Trevor... read more →
From the steep schist slopes in the Collines Rhodaniennes, across the river from the famous hill Côte-Rôtie, comes this wine from farmers Anne and Pierré-André Déplaude. This is a weird... read more →
Every cuvee from the 2018 vintage from Miquettes is a great success. This is a pure syrah from 40-year-old vines on granite and black mica schist, from a plot of... read more →
Paul does his Madlobas (white and red) in buried Spanish anforas in a marani right behind the house he lives in with his family. This might be the most successful... read more →
Former Tournon wine bar owner (Carafes en Folie) turned into a brilliant winemaker when he took over his grandfather’s abandoned vineyards in the villages of Arras, Sécheras, and Ozon. He... read more →
The small négociant run by René-Jean Dard and Hervé Souhaut has been a source of great wines. The grapes for this come from Frederic Pierro’s vines, and the quality of... read more →
Cyril is a farming guru based in Cornas. He has rebuilt terraces and rehabbed old plots on mostly granitic sand, planting to a variety of massale, clones and rootstocks, some... read more →
Bourg is rooted in tradition and if you like the old world of northern syrah, you’ll love his wines. He’s got 1.5 hectares now and he works those grapes in... read more →